Basic History of Music Therapy – Flashcards
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Music in the Middle Ages and Renaissance was used as
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a remedy for melancholy, despair, madness, and was also used as a preventative medicine yet still not used as a treatment for disease.
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In 18th century an anonymous writer used the ideas of Descartes that music can be used
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to influence and regulate emotional conditions.
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In the 19th century Edwin Atlee's work entitled "An Inaugural Essay on the Influence of Music in the Cure of Diseases," (1804) suggests that
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music has the ability to arouse and affect emotions and has beneficial effects on mental and physical illnesses.
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In the 19th century Samuel Mathews' work entitled "On the Effects of Music in Curing and Palliating Diseases," (1806) recommends
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using music that matches the mood of the patient (later to be termed as the iso principle)
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Like many other 19th century educational institutions that are examples of music therapy, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe established
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the Perkins School for the Blind in 1832.
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In the 19th century there was an increased interest of music's ability for
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treatment of disease.
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"Music as a Mind Medecine" (1878) describes what occurred on Blackwell's Island. The music experiments on Blackwell's Island are important because it was
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an attempt to alleviate the suffering of a large group of people with mental illnesses.
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James Leonard Corning's article "The Use of Musical Vibrations Before and During Sleep..." (1899) is important because
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it represented the first controlled attempt to treat mental illness with music
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In the 19th century, there was still little growth in music therapy because
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the advocates of music therapy worked independently from each other
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At the beginning of the 20th century, mental and intellectual disabilities were still
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misunderstood and treated likewise
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Why was music therapy promoted in the 20th century?
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Because World War I and World War II vets were home and in need a rehabilitation
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In the 20th century, who founded the National Association for Music in Hospitals and in what year?
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Isa Maud Ilsen, 1926
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In the 20th century, who viewed music as a way to alleviate pain, believed rhythm was vital, used primarily classical music, and prescribed songs according to patient's needs?
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Isa Maud Ilsen
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In the 20th century, who conducted experiments to determine the effectiveness of certain kinds of music in physical and mental disorders, and founded the National Foundation for Music Therapy in 1941?
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Harriet Ayer Seymour
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According to Seymour, a successful therapeutic experience was achieved through a combination of
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music an positive thought
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In the early 20th century, even with music therapy's progression, it was still underrated because of
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limited support form physicians and hospital administrators
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What are the four benefits of music while administrating anesthesia and who reported them?
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J. A. McGlinn 1. masks other sounds in the room 2. engages patient's attention 3. relaxes the operating room personnel 4. entertained the custodial crew
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In the 20th century, who improved the conditions in mental hospitals, was the chairman on the committee for the Use of Music in Hospitals, and oversaw the progression of music therapy in psychiatric hospitals?
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Willem Van de Wall
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In the 20th century, who combined psychoanalytical techniques and music therapy methods designed for big groups, and founded the National Association for Music Therapy in 1950?
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Ira Altschuler
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Who finally named the "iso principle" in 1981?
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Ira Altschuler
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Why was World War II significant to the development of music therapy as a profession?
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America started employing music programs to assist in the mental and physical rehab of returning soldiers
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Before the formation of the National Association for Music Therapy in 1950, music therapists
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lacked professional status
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Who established the first internship training site in the United States, started the first music therapy graduate program at the University of Kansas, and is nick named "the father of music therapy"
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E. Thayer Gaston
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What does NAMT stand for and when was it established?
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National Association for Music Therapy, 1950
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What does AAMT stand for and when was it established?
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American Association for Music Therapy 1971
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When did NAMT and AAMT merge and what is the current association called?
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1998, American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
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What test helped strengthen the credibility of the profession?
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The Board certification exam
